Combination strainer and egg-holder.



J. G. SHEPARD. COMBINATION STRAINER AND EGG HOLDER.

, APPLICATION FILED AUG.2, 1911.

1,027,079, Patented May 21, 1912.

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. HAW/13' ARD, a citizen bf the United'StateS,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SHEPARD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

To all whom it may concern. i

Be it known that I,-Jos'armm G. Snarresiding at Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings, State of New York, have inyented certain new and useful Imrovements'in Combination Strainers and ggJIolders, of which thefollowing is a description, reference belng had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a art hereof.- I v a y y invention relates to animprovement in a combination tea or cofl'ee strainer and egg holder, andhas for its object to prov1 e an article of this character that issimple in construction, neat in appearance, and cheap to manufacture;

'Wlth these and other objects in view, my

invention consists in certain new and novel I designate as the handlefeatures of construction which will be hereinafter fully describedand-pointed out in the claims. a

Referring to the drawings-Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improvedevice; Fig. 2 1s a side view; F1g. 3 1s a perspective view of thestrainer; and Fig. 4; is a perspective view of the handle; I

Referring now to the drawings, what I 1 is. preferably stamped fromsheet metal, the two ends 2 and 3' being enlarged, and the metal handle1 bent in the,center, as shown at 5. Ibis arms which may be opened anforms alresilient handle comdprlisin two b a 1 slight pressure of thehand. In the endg 2 and 3. of the handle circular o enings 6 and 7 areprovided, and the rim 0 the end 3 is sFtamped downwardly, as clearlyshown 111 1g. 3. i t The reference numeral 8 designates a strainer,which is provided with ascr'een "9 in the bottom thereof, and 10designates a flaring rim or flange around the top there- Thestrainer isso constructed that the body portion will snugl fit within the o ening 6of the end 3 an be supported-by t e flange 10.

. To assemble the article, strainer t I comsme'rlon srnamnn ANDEGG-HOLDER.

I Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 2, 1911.Serial No. 641,881.

rammed May 21, 1912.

simply passed within the opening 6 of the end 3, and may be easily andreadily removed at any time to cleanse the same. If so desired thestrainer may be permanently fastened within the opening 6 of the end 3of this character eggs may be easily lifted from boiling water, and maybe readily opened by passin a knife over the upper surface of the en 2,and the fingers of the operator do not at any time have to come incontact with the hot egg.

As a tea or coffee strainer, the article is used as an ordinarystrainer.

Having thus described myv invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is: 1

1. A (piece of sheet metal formed with enlarge ends provided with openins therein, and a strainer adapted to fit withm one of said openings,substantially as described.

2. A piece of sheet metal, bent to form two arms with enlarged endsprovided with circular openings therein, and a strainer adapted to fitwithin one of said openings and removably su ported therein.

3. A piece ofsiieet metal, bent to form two resilient arms with enlargedends provided with circular openings therein, the rim of the opening ofone of said arms bent downwardly, and a removable strainer provided witha flange adapted to be supported by'said downwardly bent rim,substantially as described. 7

This specification signed and witnessed this 19th da of Jul A. D. 1911.

JDSEP INE G. SHEPARD. In the presence of- FIDRENOE T. SHEPARD, Ema L.Pmsmmz.

